The Board found that the Veteran's complaints of numbness in his right and left lower extremities have not been associated with any underlying diagnoses and are not otherwise accompanied by objective indications of qualifying chronic disabilities. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.
The deciding factor: There were no diagnosed neurological disorders of either the right or left lower extremities that manifested as numbness during the course of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of right lower extremity, numbness of left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1405983
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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